Improvement in garment-holding devices



C. E. JOHNSON.

GARMENT-HOLDING'DEVICE.

No. 191,152. I Patented May 22,1877.-

MPETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. JOHNSON, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN GARMENT-HOLDING DEVICES.

pecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,152, dated May 2;),1877; application filed April .8, 1877.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. JOHNSON, of the city of Indianapolis,county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Garment- Holding Devices, of which the followingis a specification Reference is bad to the accompanying drawings, whichare made a part hereof, and on which similar letters of reference on thedifferent figures indicate similar parts.

Figure l is a front view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

j The object of my invention is to provide a suitable clasp or holderwhich may be used as a substitute for buttons, hooks, and otherfastenings, and which is specially applicable as a pantaloon, stocking,or skirt supporter, as it may be readily attached and detached towearing apparel generally. This is accomplished by a clasp made for thatpurpose, and which is constructed substantially of the parts and in themanner herein specified.

I do not confine myself to the form shown, as it may be made the subjectof various changes, among the most obvious 'ofwhich would be theroughening or serrating of the clasping ends of the jaws. This willusually be found to be undesirable, however, as it would render thedevice more likely to tear or injure the goods.

In the drawings, A is the main jaw of the clasp. B is a stiff spring,which is jointed to A at D. 0 is a link or ring, which slides between Aand B, and which, when forced up into the hooked recess E, and under thehook F, clasps the lower ends of the parts A and B firmly together, andthus securely holds whatever fabric is placed between them.

- The usual mode adopted by me for applying my invention is to sew thelink or ring U to the suspender, or wherever it is to be attached. Thisconnection may be made at a point some distance up on the under side ofthe suspender, so that it may wholly or partially conceal the clasp, ifdesired; or it may be left entirely exposed, according to the taste ofthe user.

This clasp is a perfectly-secure fastening in the places for which it isdesigned, and entirely obviates the inconveniences arising from the lossof buttons.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a clasping device for holding garments,

the jaws A and B, pivoted at D, in combina-

